At Club "Baby Grand" Wilmington, Delaware, Vols. 1 & 2 are a pair of separate but related live albums by American jazz organist Jimmy Smith recorded at Club "Baby Grand" in Wilmington, Delaware on August 4, 1956 and released on Blue Note later that year.[1]
| At Club "Baby Grand" Wilmington, Delaware | ||||
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| Live album by | ||||
| Released | 1956 | |||
| Recorded | August 4, 1956 | |||
| Venue | Club Baby Grand Wilmington, DE | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 41:26 (Vol. 1) 40:24 (Vol. 2) | |||
| Label | Blue Note BLP 1528 (Vol. 1) BLP 1529 (Vol. 2) | |||
| Producer | Alfred Lion | |||
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| Singles from At Club "Baby Grand" | ||||
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Reception
edit| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz | [3] |
The AllMusic review by Steve Leggett states, "It's all Jimmy Smith in full flight, bubbling over with cascading notes and breathless detours, and if his studio work is generally more structured and considered (but only a little more so), this set shows him in what was his natural habitat, astounding an audience in a small club. Bailey keeps up with things and Schwartz gets a word in now and then, but this is Smith's show all the way."[2]
Track listing
editAt Club "Baby Grand" Wilmington, Delaware, Vol. 1
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Introduction by Mitch Thomas" | 0:59 | |
| 2. | "Sweet Georgia Brown" | Bernie, Casey, Pinkard | 9:33 |
| 3. | "Where or When" | Hart, Rodgers | 9:17 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Preacher" | Silver | 11:55 |
| 2. | "Rosetta" | Hines, Woode | 10:08 |
At Club "Baby Grand" Wilmington, Delaware, Vol. 2
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Caravan" | Ellington, Mills, Tizol | 10:18 |
| 2. | "Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing" | Fain, Webster | 10:46 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Get Happy" | Arlen, Koehler | 7:27 |
| 2. | "It's All Right with Me" | Porter | 11:53 |
Personnel
editMusicians
edit- Jimmy Smith – organ
- Thornel Schwartz – guitar
- Donald Bailey – drums
Technical personnel
edit- Alfred Lion – producer
- Rudy Van Gelder – recording engineer
- Reid Miles – design
- Francis Wolff – photography
- Leonard Feather – liner notes
References
edit- ^ Blue Note discography accessed November 29, 2010
- ^ a b Leggett, S.AllMusic Review accessed November 29, 2010
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1312. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.